Date & Time: Friday, March 18, 2024, 10 am – 4 pm (doors open (9:30 am)
Location: MacBride Museum of Yukon History
Join YHMA at our 2024 Yukon Heritage Symposium, Intersections, for a chance to meet new colleagues and catch up with old ones, be inspired by new ideas and trends, and share knowledge and standards of practices. The event will conclude with an open forum, so bring your news, announcements, and burning questions to share.
Registration is free of charge and includes lunch and refreshments. Register online now through our Eventbrite listing.
*Online registrations will close at 11:30 pm on Friday, October 11. To register after that time please contact info@heritageyukon.ca.*
Intersections
Heritage doesn’t stand on its own. It intersects with many other aspects of our lives and surroundings, whether tangible or intangible. Some intersections are inherent, while others may arise through partnerships, the application of external techniques or ideas, and other conscious decisions. Identity, culture, art, tourism, climate action, science, self-determination, the non-profit sector, government, and more: all are connected to heritage. Even within heritage, different aspects both intersect and diverge. Together, we will explore these intersections at the 2024 Yukon Heritage Symposium.
Program
10:00-10:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks
10:15-11:15 Session 1
- “That’s my steamboat”: Telling a fuller story at the West Dawson Shipyard with Chelsea Jeffrey (Historic Sites Interpretive Planner, Yukon Government, Historic Sites Unit), (Debbie Nagano (Heritage Director, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Government), and Alexandra Winton (Traditional Knowledge Specialist, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Government)
- The Yukon Indian News: Moccasin Telegraph for a Critical Era with Linda Johnson and Peggy D’Orsay (Council of Yukon First Nation Archives)
- Yukon Who is Who – Online with Sally Robinson
11:15-11:30 Morning Break
11:30-12:15 Session 2
- Artful Moments at the Art Gallery of Hamilton: Applying a Person-Centred Methodology to Museum Programs with Laurie Kilgour-Walsh (Head, Programs & Learning, Art Gallery of Hamilton)
- Heritage is Living with Lianne Maitland (Executive Director, Yukon Historical & Museums Association)
12:15-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:35 Session 3
- North Star: The Legacy of Jean-Marie Mouchet with John Firth
- Whitehorse Copper Belt: intersections with the present and future with Tim Green
- The Inside Stories – Ethno-cultural Perspectives on History with Lillian Nakamura Maguire (Hidden Histories Society Yukon) and Yoko Oda (President, Japanese Canadian Assoc. of Yukon)
- Dialogic Interpretation at the Edge of the Arctic with Olivia Masters (Interpretive Supervisor, North Region, Yukon Parks)
2:35-2:50 Afternoon Break
2:50-3:15 Session 4
- Learning Heritage: The Heritage Fairs Program with Cathy Hines (Head Judge, Yukon/Stikine Regional Heritage Fair) and Lianne Maitland (Executive Director, Yukon Historical & Museums Association)
3:15-4:00 Open Forum
Note: Program may be subject to change.